Reader's Digest article

Excellent article in the January issue of reader's digest.  Here is the web page of the condensed, onlin version.  It preaches alot of what we follow:
http://www.rd.com/health/how-to-limit-your-carbs-and-lose-we ight/

Some I don't agree with, like the high fat.  It's also the February issue, not January (where does the time go?)

Another part of that article regarding the myths about losing weight:

http://www.rd.com/health/the-myths-of-losing-weight/

I'm surprised at the 20 or less carbs.  I usually do 50 or less and that isn't very many.  I never eat more than 2, 1/4 c servings of potato or beans but that can push me over the 20. 

I also try to watch the added fat and use low fat cheese. 

Interesting.

I agree that the carb recommendation is too restrictive.  The interesting part was about the proteins and some of the other info.  This is based on Atkin's which is all about the protein and fat.  What I really liked was the actual article that talks about the truth regarding less calories and more exercise and why those theories don't work.  It talks about the fact that obesity is a disorder, not the result of a lazy lifestyle.  We all know this, but the general population needs to be educated about this fact.

thanks so much for posting this. i'm trying to help my parents to lose weight (they are in the overweight bmi range) and i've been trying to tell them lower carb is the way to go. they eat a lot of starchy carbs and just think they are healthy

You're welcome, Rebecca.

 I just finished two weeks of doing Atkins with under 20 carbs per day and my scale is finally starting to move again.  We are all different and our bodies react differently.